Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone
Vocabulary
Nonsense – абсурд, маячня To gaze – уважно
придивлятись
Drill – дрелька
To yell – кричати
Beefy – м’ясистий
To stretch one’s legs – розім’яти ноги
To crane – витягувати шию
Bun – булочка
Can’t bear – неможливо терпіти
To dash – мчатись
Good-for-nothing – нікудишній
To seize – схопити
To shudder – здригатися
To change one’s mind – передумати
To hum – наспівувати
Wand – чарівна паличка
To gossip – пліткувати
To grunt – бурчати
Tawny – темно-жовтий
Grin – насмішка, ухмилка
To flutter – пархати, розмахувати крилами
Downright – цілковито
To peck – поцілувати
To swap rumors – обмінюватись плітками
To have a tantrum – істерити
To flatter – лестити
Tyke – пустун
Noble – благородний
To chortle – фиркати
To pat – похлопати (по спині)
Peculiar – дивний, особливий
To tremble – тремтіти
Broom - мітла
Astounding – вражаючий
To blink – моргати
Lid – кришка
To stare – витріщатись
Jet-black – чорний, як смола
Can’t help doing – не могти не робити щось
To sob – ридати, всхлипувати
Getup – наряд
Parcel – посилка
Steering wheel – руль
To wrap - загортати
Weirdo – дивак
To wolf down – поїдати з жадністю
Spell - заклинання
Smoothly – гладко
Enraged – дуже злий
Meanwhile – тим часом
Cloak – мантія
Knobby – випуклий
The nerve of smb – наглість з чийогось боку
To bark – гавкати
Stunt – трюк
To rip – рвати
To swoop – налітати
Pre-Watching
Task 1. COMPLETE THE PARAGRAPH WITH THE RIGHT FORM OF THE VERBS IN SIMPLE
PAST TENSE
Harry Potter _________ (BE) a very special boy. He _________ (BE) a young
wizard. His hair ________ (BE) black and his eyes ________ (BE) green. He
________ (HAVE) a scar on his forehead. He ________ (LIVE) with his aunt,
his uncle and his cousin. He ________ (NOT BE) happy living there because
they ___________ (NOT LOVE) him.
He ________ (GET) a letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He ________
(BE) a new student there!! He ___________ (BUY) a new pet, too: an owl. Its name _________
(BE) Hedwig. But his uncle ____________ (NOT WANT) to have a wizard in the family and
___________ (TAKE) Harry to a lonely island.
Rubeus Hagrid ____________ (RESCUE) Harry and __________ (GO) to Diagon Alley with
Harry. There he ____________ (BUY) his new clothes, books and his wand.
He ________ (GO) to school for the first time by train in Platform 9 ¾. There he __________
(MEET) his new friends: Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. They __________ (TALK) and
__________ (EAT) candies and chocolates.
They ____________ (ARRIVE) at school and __________ (HAVE) a big dinner with all the
students and the teachers. A special hat (the Sorting Hat) __________ (SELECT) a house for
the students. Harry, Ron and Hermione __________ (GO) Gryffindor House. They _________
(BE) very happy!
At school they __________ (TAKE) Potions classes, History of Magic classes and Defense
against the Dark Arts classes. Harry also ____________ (PLAY) a sport: Quidditch. He
__________ (HAVE) a broom, the Nimbus 2000, because he __________ (FLY) and
__________ (CATCH) a ball, the Snitch.
Draco Malfoy ________ (NOT LIKE) Harry. He ________ (BE) a member of Slytherin House
and always __________ (TRY) to beat Harry.
Task 2. Number the pictures in the order they appear in the video (37:55)
Task 4. Now complete the story by writing the verbs in the present tense:
The train ________________ (stop) and all the students ___________ (get off) and
_________________ (walk) to the lake. There ________ (be) boats on the lake and all the
students ________ (go) across the water in the boats. They _________ (see) a giant castle: they
_________________(be) very impressed!
Then, they _________________ (arrive) at Hogwarts’s School and ________ (go) up a big
staircase.
There _________ (be) a witch waiting for them: Professor MacGonagall. She
_________________ (welcome) the new pupils because it is their first year at Hogwarts’s
School.
Task 5. Here is Professor MacGonagall’s speech (39:38):
“Welcome to Hogwarts! Now, in a few moments you will pass through these doors and join your classmates,
but before you can take your seats, you must be sorted into your houses.
They are : (number in the correct order)
Now while you’re here, your house will be like your… (tick the correct answer)
Your triumphs will earn you points. Any rule-breaking and you will lose points. At
the end of the year, the house with the most points is awarded the House Cup.”
Task 10. Harry writes a letter to a friend about his school. Help him to fill in the
correct verb forms! Remember the spell “He, she, it – the “s“ must fit.
a) They have owls. - He ______ an owl.
e) Hagrid and his dog are very special – Hagrid´s dog name _____ Buckbeak.
f) Harry has many friends. - Ron and Hermionie _____ his best friends.
g) The head master of Howarts is very old and wise. - He _____ Harry very much and ____
him advices.
Task 11. Harry reads about the latest Quidditch game. It´s his favourite game,
but the verbs don´t seem to be correct. Rewrite the text.
Quidditch are a game known by many wizzards. Every player need a broomstick. The
aim of the game is to scores more points than your opponent. For each goal, the team gets ten
point. Catching the Golden Snitch are worth one–hundred and fifty points. The Golden
Snitch ist the most important object of the game. It are so special that only one players is
responsible for finding it. Harry Potter is a excellent Seeker.
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Task 12. Harry give an interview to the Daily Prophet. It´s not a good
newspaper – they mixed up all questions. Can you help them to ask the correct
questions? Try to give the correct answer as well!
a) Harry / is / Hogwarts / at / new / ?
Task 14. Harry reads an interview in the Daily Prophet – and it´s horrible. He
needs to set some facts straight!
a) Harry loves Luna Lovegood.
Task 15. Harry loves an adventure – as much as he loves his daily routine. Write
a text about Harry´s daily routine!
a) wake up at 6.30 am
b) get dressed
h) do homework / 4.00 pm
i) play Quidditch
j) go to bed / 10.00 pm
Task 16. Let's learn some new words before watching the video.
Hufflepuff
‘You might belong in Hufflepuff
Where they are just and loyal
Those patient Hufflepuffs are true
And unafraid of toil.’
Ravenclaw
‘Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw
If you’ve a ready mind
Where those of wit and learning
Will always find their kind.’
Slytherin
‘Or perhaps in Slytherin
You’ll make your real friends
Those cunning folk use any means
To achieve their ends.’
Task 23. Sort the words by columns.
8. loyalty-відданість, вірність
16. resourcefulness-винахідливість
Task 24. Guess what the facts about Harry Potter's world are true or false.
1. Voldemort's snake Nagini was a human-being.
True False Unknown
2. At first J.K.Rowling (the author of Harry Potter) planned to make a story about a girl
and call her Henrietta Potterani.
True False Unknown
3. Draco Malfoy was in love in Hermione.
True False Unknown
4. Harry Potter returned to study in Hogwarts after the Second Wizarding War with
Voldemort.
True False Unknown
Task 25. Watch (01:30:00-01:32:12). Choose the right
option.
1. Harry, wake up/get up! Come on Harry, wake up/get up!
2. Happy Christmas, Ron. What are you wearing/doing?
3. "Your father left this in my possession/usage before he died.
It is time it was returned to you. Use it well."
4. I know what that is! That's an invisibility cloak/coat!
5. They're really rare. I wonder/It’s interesting who gave it to you.
Task 26. Watch (36:20 – 39:45). Translate the following phrases into Ukrainian.
1. Everywhere else is full.
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2. Anything off the trolley, dears?
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3. No, thanks, I'm all set.
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4. They mean every flavour! There's chocolate and peppermint, and there's also spinach,
liver and tripe. George sweared he got a bogey-flavoured one once!
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5. It's only a spell. Besides, it's the cards you want. Each pack's got a famous witch or
wizard. I got about 500 myself.
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6. Oh, that's rotten luck. They've only got one good jump in them to begin with. -
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7. Cricket, you're Harry Potter.
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8. You two better change into your robes.
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9. You've got dirt, on your nose, by the way, did you know?
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1. Who is the first person from Hogwarts that Harry meets in the movie?
8. Where did Harry sleep when he was living with the Dursleys?